2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Arthritis

Have you ever taken an educational course or class to teach you how to manage problems related to your arthritis or joint symptoms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,515 282 17.4 15.2-19.9 1,233 82.6 80.1-84.8
-MALES 584 119 20.6 16.9-24.8 465 79.4 75.2-83.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 404 74 19.2 15.0-24.3 330 80.8 75.7-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black 119 32 21.7 14.3-31.6 87 78.3 68.4-85.7
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 19 16.7 10.0-26.4 67 83.3 73.6-90.0
55-64 139 32 22.7 15.5-32.0 107 77.3 68.0-84.5
65-74 182 30 15.4 10.0-23.1 152 84.6 76.9-90.0
75+ 99 17 18.9 11.3-29.9 82 81.1 70.1-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** 54 92.4 79.3-97.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 27 18.1 12.0-26.5 122 81.9 73.5-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 177 49 27.5 20.4-36.0 128 72.5 64.0-79.6
College Graduate 199 38 20.2 14.4-27.6 161 79.8 72.4-85.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** 55 87.6 75.3-94.2
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 38 22.6 15.9-31.1 132 77.4 68.9-84.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 298 68 23.2 17.8-29.6 230 76.8 70.4-82.2
No 271 50 18.3 13.4-24.4 221 81.7 75.6-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 52 27.8 20.9-36.0 140 72.2 64.0-79.1
Non-Veteran 391 67 17.5 13.3-22.6 324 82.5 77.4-86.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 163 33 21.9 15.2-30.6 130 78.1 69.4-84.8
Regional City or Suburban County 145 30 16.6 11.1-24.2 115 83.4 75.8-88.9
Rural 276 56 22.1 16.5-29.1 220 77.9 70.9-83.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 218 37 18.2 12.8-25.3 181 81.8 74.7-87.2
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 247 48 17.6 12.6-24.0 199 82.4 76.0-87.4
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 68 22.8 17.6-28.9 242 77.2 71.1-82.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 38 20.8 14.0-29.7 130 79.2 70.3-86.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 267 51 19.8 14.8-26.0 216 80.2 74.0-85.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 149 30 21.3 14.6-30.0 119 78.7 70.0-85.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 170 26 16.5 10.6-24.7 144 83.5 75.3-89.4
2nd Quartile 151 33 22.3 15.6-30.9 118 77.7 69.1-84.4
3rd Quartile 174 43 24.4 17.8-32.5 131 75.6 67.5-82.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 89 17 16.5 9.0-28.3 72 83.5 71.7-91.0

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*This question was asked of those with doctor-diagnosed arthritis.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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